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| Rania Alayed murder: Husband killed 'westernised' wife | Rania Alayed murder: Husband killed 'westernised' wife |
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| A man has been found guilty of murdering his "westernised" wife. | A man has been found guilty of murdering his "westernised" wife. |
| Mother-of-three Rania Alayed, 25, from Manchester, went missing last June. Her body has not been found. | Mother-of-three Rania Alayed, 25, from Manchester, went missing last June. Her body has not been found. |
| Ahmed Al-Khatib, 35, of Gorton, told Manchester Crown Court that he killed her in self-defence after an evil spirit entered her, but he denied murder. | Ahmed Al-Khatib, 35, of Gorton, told Manchester Crown Court that he killed her in self-defence after an evil spirit entered her, but he denied murder. |
| The prosecution said Ms Alayed had been killed for becoming "too westernised" and "establishing an independent life". | The prosecution said Ms Alayed had been killed for becoming "too westernised" and "establishing an independent life". |
| Al-Khatib's brother Muhaned, 38, denied murder but, along with Al-Khatib, admitted perverting the course of justice by transporting and concealing the body of Ms Alayed. | Al-Khatib's brother Muhaned, 38, denied murder but, along with Al-Khatib, admitted perverting the course of justice by transporting and concealing the body of Ms Alayed. |
| He told police Ms Alayed had been buried at the side of a layby on the A19 in north Yorkshire. | |
| He was found not guilty of her murder. | He was found not guilty of her murder. |
| A third brother, Hussain Al-Khatib, 34, of Knutsford Road, Gorton, was found guilty of perverting the course of justice. | A third brother, Hussain Al-Khatib, 34, of Knutsford Road, Gorton, was found guilty of perverting the course of justice. |
| The jury took four days to reach the verdicts. All three will be sentenced later. | |
| During the trial at Manchester Crown Court, Al-Khatib admitted he had been unhappy when his wife started college and began wearing make-up. | During the trial at Manchester Crown Court, Al-Khatib admitted he had been unhappy when his wife started college and began wearing make-up. |
| The jury heard Al-Khatib murdered Ms Alayed, who previously lived in Norton, Teesside, at his brother's flat in Salford. | The jury heard Al-Khatib murdered Ms Alayed, who previously lived in Norton, Teesside, at his brother's flat in Salford. |
| Al-Khatib claimed he saw his wife as an evil spirit and that as he pushed her away she hit her head against a mirror, knocking her unconscious and killing her. | Al-Khatib claimed he saw his wife as an evil spirit and that as he pushed her away she hit her head against a mirror, knocking her unconscious and killing her. |
| The court heard he then began an elaborate deception to convince her family and friends that she was still alive. | The court heard he then began an elaborate deception to convince her family and friends that she was still alive. |
| CCTV showed Al-Khatib wearing a headscarf in an attempt to pass himself off as Ms Alayed. | |
| He, along with his brothers, then messaged and texted her friends and family, trying to convince them she was still alive. |